Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha rank first in the world and lead the strongest lineup of national table tennis in the World Table Tennis Championships
People's Daily Online, Qingdao, February 7 (Reporter Li Naiyan) On February 6, the ITTF announced the latest world rankings. Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha ranked first in the world in men's and women's singles. Subsequently, the China Table Tennis Association released the list of participants for the National Table Tennis Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition in accordance with relevant rules and regulations. Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha will lead the national table tennis players to strive for the Busan World Table Tennis Championships team championship and strive to win the Swaythlin Cup and Cobilun Cup again.
In the latest world rankings, Chinese players Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Gaoyuan rank in the top five in men's singles; in women's singles, Chinese players Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, and Wang Manyu rank in the top four, and Chen Xingtong ranks in the top four. Sixth, Qian Tianyi ranked seventh; in mixed doubles, the national table tennis team Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha holds the first place very firmly; the first team in men's doubles is still Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin; the first place in women's doubles belongs to the South Korean team Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin.
In accordance with the "Selection Methods for Table Tennis 2024 Paris Olympic Games" and the "Registration Rules for International Competitions Relevant for Table Tennis 2024 Paris Olympic Games Selection", based on the ITTF singles world rankings on February 6, the men's table tennis team of China , the top five athletes in the female world rankings have qualified for the Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition.
The list of national table tennis players in the Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition is as follows:
Men's team: Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan
Women’s team: Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong
Head coach Li Xun, who is leading the team for closed training before the World Table Tennis Championships, said: "Under the overall strategy of preparing for the Paris Olympics and in accordance with the selection method, we finally determined the participating athletes for the men's and women's teams. They are the best performers in the Paris Olympic cycle team The team members are the focus of our Olympic lineup inspection, and they have also proven their strength through many competitions. It can be said that this is the team’s strongest team lineup at present.”
Ma Lin, the head coach of the women's team, said: "The five athletes currently selected for the women's team are the most outstanding performers in our entire Paris Olympic preparation cycle. They are the best and strongest in terms of performance and experience." Wang Hao, head coach of the men's team, said: " The five participating players are all the strongest in the team in terms of ranking, performance, stability and ability, and are recognized by the coaching staff as the best lineup in Busan."
The Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition will be held from February 16th to 25th, Beijing time. According to the group competition draw results, the National Table Tennis Men’s Team is in the same group as Croatia, Belgium, Hungary, and Cuba. The women's team's opponents in the same group include Hungary, India, Spain and Uzbekistan.